In S3 vault

Ensure that the object scintillator is in good conditions and has enough shimming positions to withstand the expected rates during the course of the experiment. The guideline document describing the installation and shimming procedure can be accessed here

In data U6

Type . /usr/opt/nscldaq/xxxx/daqsetup.bash, where xxxx is the nscldaq version number (11.0-015 on Oct 26, 2015)

Verify with S800 Device Physicist that S800 DAQ has been installed and it is ready for the experiment. S800 DAQ can be installed by typing command goinstalldaq and following the script instructions (please, contact the S800 Device Physicist if you are not sure of what you're doing).

Verify that stagearea in u6pc5 is pointing to the right place. After typing ls -l ~/stagearea in a u6pc5 terminal, you should see: /user/s800/stagearea → /mnt/daqtesting/s800/exxxxx, where xxxxx corresponds to the experiment number. If the experiment number is not right, contact S800 Device Physicist.